The Sun. — London, England, 1818-06-02 00:00:00

HOUSE 01? COMMONS. The House having attended in the- House of Lords, the Speaker, on its return, stated, that the Royal A•setit had been given, by Commission, to several Bills (t-or which see our Report of the Lords.) Mr. J. SMITH hronght up the Report of the nankrnpt Conetnissioners' Salaries. The Resolutions were agreed to. 'AO also thr Bankrupt Laws Amendment hill ; which was read a first time, 'and (Adele:el to be read a second time to morrow, m r . CA/Alt AFT brought up the Report of the Committee on the Slit Datit s, which was ordered to lie on the table. The Irish Fislieries Bill went ihrough a Committee, was reported, and ordered to he taken into consideration that day six months, with a view to aPow, the introduction of a new Bill on the satne subject ; which Mr. Peel then brought up, and which was read a tit st and second titue, cumulated, and ordered to he repotted to-mrrow. pEEL up the Irish Chancery Courts Bill; which was read a first time. and ordered to be printed. Mr. MABKRIA moved for an account of the quantity of Fiat and Limn imported from 181f3 to IBM—Ordered. Mr. Alderman WOOD presented a petition from West ininster, prayioz for mina' Parliaments and Universal Suf frage.. 'The worthy Alderman also presented the Fifth Re port of the London Gaols.—Both ordered to lie on the table. UTLLIZ Y. On the Order .•f the Day for be third reading of the Cut lery •crade ltegniation 1101, rations observations were made bv Ni r. V.'harton, Lord Li.seelles, and others. . WI-I.XitTON to..ved an =Amendment on one clause, re speetiott steel, oil witich the Gallery was cleated for i di% I sinn, hot mote took place.—The Bill Was read a third t't.toe, and passed. , SLAVE TRADE TREATY. Lord CASTLEREAGH, alluding to the Treaty with the King of the _Netheelands for the Abolition of •th e Slave TiAde, lately laid before the ilouSe, ohs , rye(' that two or three slight alterations bad ; been made in it since the subject was mentioned, -and which he deemed it his duty to specify. The Joie tone in which the Noble L t ord spoke, and the confusion Ilion the crowd ref urbiog to the !try, prevented from being beard the precise na ture id the alterations ; they were understood, however, to telate to a more accurate Htermina tion of the latitudes in which the right of search should be made, and that the Mediterranean and .the Channel writ to be excepted. The obj,ct of (.;overnment in these alterations had been to meet oh the fairest grounds evity principle of jealousy :that could be started by other Powers ; and be .lid only to Congratulate the !louse 011 the acces ",siOn to this grand object of so important a Power as That of the Netherlands. Mr. W. SI4ITI-1 bad not the least doubt that the Tteaty would produce the best effect, and he •wished to be arrringst the' first to congratulate the House on its I ompletiou. Lord CASTLEREAGH presented a Petition from .the inhabitants of Belfast, proyirg that a chapel for yem might he iocluded in the arrangements for 'lncreasing places of worship.—Laid on the table. DON DIEGO CORREIA. Loid Moepr,Tir presented a 'Petition from. a :Spanish Gentlemin, named Correia, who was given up by the Governor of Gibraltar to the Spanish Governmeot, and sentenced by the latter to 10 wears' impiisonment in Ceuta. This case, as well as that of severed other Spaniards, deli ♦ered up at the same time, came under discussion in Parliament in 1815. %Ir. Correia was reclaim ed by the British Government, and was given op by the Spanish. . lie came to this country, where lie has since re§iidt!d; hnt his health being b.,d, he bad fppliefl to the Spanish Ambassador for „passports to return to his own country, but was refused, on the ground that he hail been claimed by the British Government. Lord CASTLERPAGH did not object to the bring- Ing up the Petition ; but it would be necessary to make inquiry, before any steps could he taken -on it: Mr. Correia had been informed, that if 'he cAine to this country, no provision could be made for him here, because his political conduct bad been advetse to what was cialfed in Spain Bri- interes's. T .Sir J. MActNTosti did not consider that the previous political conduct of Mr. Correia was suf ficient to warrant the House in refusing the Prayer of his Petition, Mr. C. had been deprived of his Tinitts as a Spaniard on account of an unjust pro ceeding of one of our Officers, and the interfer ence of our Government to correct that injustice. 'What was an indit.!uity done by Spain to us, a friendly and indemndenr state, and the House ought to address the Regent to use his good offices with the Spanish Government to cancel this act of oppression of its Agent here. • Lord CASTLEREAGH considered it as an ad in tage to Correia to have been brought to•this coun try. The refusal of a Spanish passport to him was nut on account of his loss of light as a Spa s►iard. . Mr. BROUGHAM wished to ask if the Noble _ Lord had'used the influence he - promised two years ago, in favour of those unhappy men, who, after . 6glrting the battles of Ferdinand, have been re gnited loathsome dungeons in Ceuta ? Lord CASTLEREAGH said, he had made repre sentations repeatedly, but he was afraid that the language used, respecting the Spanish Govern : merit, had retarded the release of these men. The SreAKER snit,. that alt bough the. Petition did not pray for pecuniary relief, yet iC amounted to the same thin:;, as he prayed for assistance, and ought, therefore, to have come first 'recom mended by Government. The Petition was then brotuht up, and read. The CHANcgr.r.oa of the EXCHEQUER could not - give the assent 'of the Crown to the relief prayed by the Petitioner. Lord CoCHRANE said, the Ministers, would ne ver relieve any person who was favourable to li berty. • The Petition was then withdrawn. LAND TAX ASSESSMENT. Mr. BaouonAm said, the Return as to the tampering with the Assessment of the Land-tax in IVestmoreland had now been made ; and from it, it appeared that all his statements were per fectly true. This paper sheaved th;tt the assess ment could not he made till June, and, therefore, could not be amended in time for election, if a dissolution should soon take place. The order to delay the Assessment was signed by two per sous, one of whom was Chairman of the princi pal Eleetioneeritlg Committee in Westmoreland. fie trusted tl►e proceedings would the effect of. preventing a recurrence of such improper conduct. - Lord Lovvrnett said, several persons lattly in ‘Vestmoreland came forward voluntarily, and de sired to be taxed for the Land-tax, certainly a novel proceeding. Information was rcquited . by the Tax-office in London as to it, and that caused the delay in the assessment. Thc lion. Gentle man (Mr. Brougham) had, made a most unilsti fiable use of Lord Lonsdale's nanse, in a matter %lilt!) which he was unconnected. Mr. Bcouotutm said, it was an itylecent thing to see an Election Agent corresponding as such with the Commissioners of the Tax-office. Mr. W WYNNE said, that if any interference with Elections , should take place by Commission ers of Taxes, they would be liable to severe pu nishment by the House. Sir J. CiaAnAm said, the Astessnients for the Land-tax goliC Oit quicker iu Westmortlaud than in any other couuty.—Here the conversation dropped. GUILD OF CUPAR. Sit R. FErGusot pre ~ ente►l u petition from the borough of Cupar, in Scotland, in favour of I'ar liun►eut;ary Reform. . Lord BINNING opposed its being.received, the ground that it proless , dly calHe from the whole Corporate Body, when in furs there were only '26 persons at the meeting which ow eed to it Sir R. FERGUSON explained. ' fire : 4 API Altit:R said, that as the petition bore the seal o! the Corporation, and Was signed , Or the Municipal Officers, it was perfectly 'admis sible. The petition Was then ordered to be bid ►►pon th►e table. Sir J. MACKINTOSH moved, th +t the Returns of the Droits of thtt Admiralty he printed =- Agreed to.—lle then moved tor vtitious rout ns of the number of convictions tuul executions from 1749 to 1818, in London :and other pails of the country respectively —Om 'ere!. EXTENTS. Sir S. ROMILLY p►es.utud d nurnloer of Petition from persons who had been thrown into prison for debis due to the Crown. The CHANCELLOR 01 the EXCHEQUER stated, that the Treasury was in the I.raciice of periodi cally examining the . cases of pus Ons in confine ment under process issued by the Crown, and granting relief whenever it could he done pro perly.—The Petitions, eight or nine in number, were then laid upon the table. ItNX;ENCY ACT Lord CASTLP ItFAGii moved the second reading of the Regency Act Amendment Bill. The Noble Lord would confine himself merely to stating the provisions of the lilll, which went to afford tacili ties to the Queen, which were necessary in the important trust confided to her care, and in case of her absence frron XVindspr, on. accomit .of ill health, to appoint the residence of Couusellors at Windsor, to act for her Majesty during her absence. The present Bill did not infringe the principles or operation of the Regency Act ; no attempt at innovation or regulations were had recourse to. With respect to the assembling of a new Parlia ment, it was provided, in case of the demise of the Crown, that should a new Parliament not be as sembled, the old one should be immediately called ; and in the event of the Queen's death, the cote of his Majesty's person should devolve on the Council until the Meeting of Parliament. 'flue lime al lowed for the assemhtios Parlia;:lcnt. was 40 days but that would be at) object for the consi deration of the House. _ , Mr. TIERNEY said, all that he found fault with was, that the additional Contmiss'oners should be all of one side of the question. Ndw if the name of Earl Spencer had been introduced, no sort of objection could be made on his part. Ile did not see why the Royal Family should be excluded from the Council, for in the event of the death of the Queen, they would have been the fittest persons to have the care of the Royal Person. Bot, how ever, the Bill went on the assumption of the ne cessity for the Queen residing at a distance from Windsor. on account of her health. But the real object of the Bill was to enable her Ma jesty's Ministers to dissolve Parliament imme diately, for, if the death of her Majesty had followed the dissolution what was to 'become of Ministers ? the old Parliament in that event must be recalled. The new arrangement, .he thought, in this respect, would lead to much diffi culty. There was no provision made in the Bill in case of the death of the.Priisce Regent during the dissolution. What objection could there be to introduce the name of the Doke of York, who was certainly next in succession ? Again, no ar rant;etssent was made respecting the Windsor Es tablishment. Some regulation might tie made to diminish the expense without intring'ng on the King's comforts, or the convenience of the Queen. Mr. CANNING said,- the Bill was only intended to provide for the emergency which had actually taken place, and not to revise the Regency Act. The principle of Om measure had created the dif ficulty, and it would not be proper to enter on the consideration of making some alterations,. as al luded to by the Right Hon. Gentlemen, without mature deliberation. To make provision respect ing the demise of the Crown was a grave and doubtful point ; and 'it was the opinion of Parlia ment that nothing should be introduced affecting that question. With respect to the establishment at IVindsor, it would be revolting to every man's mind to enter upon the question of saving at' this moment . , which ❑tight, should the event alluded to happen, be considered by Parliament when it met.. The Right- Hon. Gentleman observed, that the choice of Counsellors had been made with 're ference to the respectability of the persons, to whom he believed really no objection could arise. Sir S. ROMILLY observed, that the danger At tempted to be guarded against by the Regency Bill, was, in the event of his Majesty's recovery, 1 that he might not find about him persons to whom he had not .been accustomed. At present he saw tto•reason for continuing the expense of the Windsor Establishment, as all hopes of his Majesty's recovery had ceased. The Bill was then, after a few words from Mr. C. WYNNE, read a second time, and committed for to-morrow. SCOTCH LUNATICS. Loid BINNING moved, that the Scotch L►tnatic Asylum Bill he read a third time that day three wontbs.—Agrird to. THE lONIAN ISLES. Mr. BENNET called the attention of the lionse to the case of Count Flatlan, a petitioner, charg ing Lieut.-General Campbell with issuing a De cree tN the Iribmials before whom the Count had a case on trial in the Courts of Cephalonia. General Campbell he stated, was Governor of that, And the Count had a litigation with some of big relatives, and in consequence of this decree, against which there was no appeal, he lost his snit. It was of, this conduct that "he complained. Besides, there were ot her charges against this Officer—the in fliction of ccrporeal punishment in the public streets—it punishment unknown ..to the Greek Islands--a person was tied on a mule, and basti natiouti, on the charge of stealing some liquor. Ile could prove this by the testimony of a No ble Person who happened to be present. In deed, his conduct was equally had at Corfu and Znrte. The Hon. Gentleman stated sonic further alleged grievances, arising out of the government sot General Campbell, and concluded with moving for the correspondence between the Secretary of State and Count Fladan, resi,ecting the conduct of General Campbell in the government of Ce- . pbaltinia, .Goyi-BoaN said, it was fair to General Crinphell, as well as the petitioner, that the charges should be heard in the Courts of the Island. This Was the opinion he entert shied when the Petition was presented, and having since seen General Campbell, he now was of the saute opinion. Many of the papers bad been trans mitted to the lonian Isles, where the witnesses lived. 11' hatever otiences he might have commit ted would be visited upon hint by the proper tri'- 'ina's of the Islands. The Hon. Gent. put his decided neg.tive on the motion. Lord CASTLEREAOH observed, that it was the desire of Government to redress the grievances of the Colonies under the, protection of Great Bri tain ; but he protested against the doctrine that Parliament was to be the first. means of redressing grievances. The ordinary tribunals are open, and • to them the party complaining might, apply for redress. The Noble Lord protested, against tl.e. system of vilifying characters without any oppor tnnity heiug offet ed them of repelling the charges. After a few words from Mr. Barham, General Thornton, Mr. Lockhart, Mr. Douglas, Captain Waldegi are, Mr. Money, and Mr. Ellison, Mr. BENNET replied, and the House divided— For the Motion 8 Against it Majority against the "notion.— —IS The Report of the Committee of Supply on the vote for a Remuneration to the High Bailiff of ‘Vestminsier was taken into further consideration. Mr. BANKEs r.pposed the vote. , After a few words front Mr. Wrottesley and Mr. Lockhart in favour of the vote, the Gallery was cleared for a division. h was found that there were only 16 Members present, and the House of necessity was adjourned. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, 'luxe. 1. PARISH PECULATION, AND ABUSE OF PUBLIC-HOUSE LICENSES. THE KING V. JOSEPH MERCERON, ESQ. This being the morning appointed for Ole at tendance of Mr. Merceron to receive the judg ment of the Court for the two offences of which he was found guilty during the sittings of the last term, the Court was crowded at an early hour. Mr. ScA ETT moved tor the judgment of the Court upon 't he defendant, who immediately stood up in front of the *Tiny box. Mr. Justice ABBOTT then proceeded to . read his notes of first lila!, upon which Mr. Merceron was charged with hav'ing'snrreptitiousiy applied 92,51. the parish money to the payment of the bill of costs of Dann and Crossland, I:..t= solicitors, for conducting Hi defence upon in dictments previously ptlerred against hint. The filets of this case have been so recently detailed in our columns, that it is unnecessary we should re pent them. The reading of this Report occupied an hour anela quarter, and at the conclusion, Mr. SCABLETT said there was another indict went against the defendant, the proceedings upon vfhich he requested might also be rend. Mr. Justice ABBOTT then read his Report of the trial of the defendant upon the second indict ment, which imputed to him the offence of grant ing li'cences to public•hbuses improperly, upon which he was also found guilty. The Report having been gone through, the de fendant was asked whether he had any affidavits to submit to the Com( ? The defendant answered in the affirmative, and his Solicitor handed in several, which were read by Mr. Barrow. The first was an affidavit sworn by the.defend ant himself, and James NVilmot Lush, of Well close-square. In this the defendant, for himself, stated, that for 20 years last past and upwards, he had been a Justice of the Peae for the County of Middlesex,, and Deputy Lieutenant of the 'rower Hamlets; that for the .sathe space of time he'llad been a CoMmissioiier of Severs for the Holborn and Finsbury - divisiott, and for the Tower Hamlets; and during the last seven years he bad been annually .elected as . -Chairman to time latter division. The affidavits:then went on tO enume rate a variety of other highly respectable offices which lie had held : such as a Commissioner of the Land-Tax, Commissioner of the Income and Pro perty Tax, &c. and finally, that he had held the office of Treasurer to the Parish of Saint Mathew, Bethnal Green, for a space of thirty years ; the duties of all which he had gra tuitously performed. In consequence of the Resolutions of the Vestry of August 23, 1814, and not till then, lie had felt himseit authorized to enter in his [accounts as treasurer the sum of 925/. is. 3d. being the amount of expencei 'in curred in defending prosecutions which had been instituted against him in his official capacity. He then went on to state, that from what had passed on his trial, he had, with as little delay as pos sible, refunded the said sum of 9251. Is. 3,1. to the use of the poor of the parish, by. causing the same to be paid into the Bank of England, in the names of Mr. R. Wrightson, and the four other Trustees of the poor of .the said parish of St. illatheiv, Betbnargteen ; and that it having since been suggest , A to him, that interest ought to he paid on the saidstme, he trail, on the 25th of May, paid into the BaLk, to the account of the -same persons, the further sum or 219/. I4s; be ihg interest for five years frotn the 25th of AuP•! 6l-1 . Mr. ‘VILMOT LUSH cos firmed this affidavit, l i d o far as it referred to- the payment of the POI" - q nest A great variety of affidavits were then reatfr:. from George Byng, Esq. M. P. ; William ge's lists, Esq. M. P. ; E. Cotteiell, Esq auc lj " 6l ,l c i Wynn, Esq., Commissioners of Sewers for . te r, and Fiiisbury Division •; Thos. Mashite.!. Esq., Thomas Esq., Magistrates and u Pe r ; puty Lieutenants of the Tower Hamlets; 11 7 e ija F,sq., and fourteen other persons highest respectability, holding various offi ej3 ' tuatious ; all of whom spoke in unqualified teriof of the honour, zeal, assiduity, and in te r , Mr. Merceron in the various offices which " fille T d. A' te These affidavits all applied to the first 113-ic meat. ;,p • There was another series of affidavits re' r u c s o ing the second indictment, the first of whie, l/ :110 sworn by the defendant himself, in wl" c ;tei stated, that the ale-houses in which he sva' rested Ilan been underlet by him to resPecin-eit tenants, and that he cioild have derived no he'i,ba from their being improperly licensed ; nor 113( r e' any prospect of obtaining new leases. l be ne ril mainder of the affidavits, which. were too c 5 1' character, were- precisely th e same as 00t. nearly mentioned, and were not read. Mr. TOPPING now addressee! the Court 10 - F la gallon of punishment ; having spoken at * -- , 1 0 1 derable length, he said he should riow e°lll.oo birnsell with adverting to the names of I : I Gentlemen in the affidavits,,—some of t he i ' l4 hail the honour of knowing, and he belie ve .' :14 were known to sortie of their Lordshil v .. c le were Gentlemen of hig h honour and unir o l ie " able character. I v ie Lord F, LLENBOIIOUGH ---You have a suppose, from those affidavits, that upon former (recessions the defendant conducted 10" fairly and perhaps meritoriously. Mr. Tor , ri NG continuer}.—The best 110 1 pioof was the number of the atEdavits, s il 'ort ° high respectability of those by whom tbg r ,iol l ' made ; and he trusted, therefore, that their 'fir' ships would, in their judgment, take th i ' se , fo f cumstances into their set ions considerat i°° W / it would appear from the affidavits, th l3t ' l lictt long period, the defendant had Heel high and had discharged the duties reposed virtue of the offices with abiity, fideli'Pbor, scrupulous conscientiousness. With these ° w or t vat ions be should sit down, trusting th e y be duly estimated by their Lordships itt tbe judgment upon the defendant. ,d tb eiC Mr. COMMON SERJEANT also address-- :• Lordships on behalf of the Defendant. Mr. IlicHAßosoN followed on the same l.e tri M. SCARLETT replied on the part of t ile P i o, cutiou; and went over all the strong litel-reil4, stantiated on Clic trial. He concluded J-IY I LI- ; . 61 that the evidence was sufficient to rove 0 1 1 conduct of the defendirlit had been infidei./.,"‘ltr , the most base and sordid motives—tlo t been guilty of on illegal and clantlestioe tion of the parish money The eLatacter „11, connts y, the soppart of the inagiste' i : 4 ;o o4 „ niry, r e quired that he should be visited ivi - calv punishment as would tend to preclude I" n m rece of such shameful offe es. Lord' ELLE:geortouGur said, he - s t iod id has' be e or glad to pol an end to the business on 0 °1 ; 0 10 . ; hut the Jiiiy was waiting, and be had oeo:l6ir attend in another place.—The Court %O ld their judgment on Wednesday. A POETICAL MANIFESTO; " The mirthful muse, which spurns at Lie s r • " r•viny sketch a ta trill in sportive guise; AT a town in the West, where Death-hunters And take &litre - rent coures to cgt.ch hint when tbe,%; By having recourse, when there's no sort of netdir.3.:, souSiug and sweating, :tad purging and blecf 1 . While others at real disease seldom shock i .d 'Till Death draws the curtain in shape of a doctor; Prescribing pukes, blisters, and potions and 0 15 ' Either one way or other, to cure all their ills. • Tr , At this modern Got,nornA, crowded so full 510 Of Death's spoils", , you may call it " The Place of 1, TIMOTHY' Torres, a matt of some means, td, And perhaps somewhat riche r in bullion than bra lt Ilad lon,g labour'd tinder a vile complication, And poy'd three physicians about its c ausation: Who trinnely agreed, that till THAT was explor .d ' Their patient could never to healtkhe restor'd And Iti Is the wise trio had long traced in vat" , ,, 1)0 'Dim' the nerves, lungs and liver, the head and Fill, at last, their poor patient, impatient of iv"r lit po c •• Threw their dross in the sink, and the doctors se But, lo ! a few se'unights had scat cely gone by die, After each, in his turn, had pronoune'd 4 I mu% .41 When from sickness's bed hale and lusty I spr" l-14 ,1e Like the folk fr...to the mill which grinds old Pet, e ,ceo tr And meeting my three quondam friends in the Co..l4eott Who thought me laid low, quit of cares and 4 19 . d. Don't wonder, said I, that you see me recoycl:... - -All Since by SoLomoN's Wisoom my case is disCov el And that wisdom which flows from a fountain S" 'r„.. Has at once trac'd the cause, and effected tilecUheAlt,:attr' You could find out no Balm for m y deep waiunuedrgl,j. Tho' your worships' deep shill suck 'd my trial"' W st de. is But to spew what had suach'd me front death 1 0 1 , FO S Read the words 'r I}a car OF GILEAD" on this li tt -i. - • T truth, his is let t ineredency say what it fl ab Witness—Tr MoTli TOTTER, Of Tottordow”,.oolm"- I P.S.--It you think my right name is eunceVl' liu fi - Ask at No. 13, and they'll tell you, Who's W. f--- P I • BIRTHS. h " C0 1° .5) , On Sunday morning, at her fallr's, Josep h Pr IC ° Lambeth, toe Lady of Captain Browne ( 19L " be t° • a 2 004 t On Thursday last, at Franifield Place , St Mrs. Donovan, of a daughter. , I ~ _ , _--- MARRIED. ,tridgefrpi On the 28th of May, at Exvter, Thomas. ill':;iiiiinil!e of the East India Scrvice,to Miss Worthing, °` .. . ' place. '' . • .' ~ 1 till . DIED. At-her house, in Montague si e, n, Sl 'r l3-'s , 4 ir . I ‘ . of May, Anne Lady Murry -::daor, Ort., - g a t t h e e ''''° Murry, Bart., of Blitabarren;', and ' ;laughter ° I . tre ct " Digliy, Esq.," .llrr s sol 4 i On Saturday last, at his houstrin South A• o f the 73d Y'al " t Ills a, -Isaac Hawkins lir()Wvt,jec,;r9 0- Badge Hall, in the county of Salop, !w ad"' S o ii,„,,,, tj the Representatives of the D„,„„ g h, o r 15 riilgq"'reoptlP, ; At Cawnpore, on the I , lth of liecentl , c i. i;;5 ; t : ria t V e ;i Stuart Schnell, of the Bengal Army, Contlu'9 me William Watson, E , q. F. R. S. Farrister 5 ,-, t 1 , 1 10 1.5' day morning, at one o'clock, at his house in '''' ~ Bloomsbury. LONDON: Printed hry.l. B. CARS F.lllO, " 1 ," a °. Its'j•jo'' Ormo:Id-street, Trt" SCRIPPS, of No. 7, South I%l,,ltoti.sticet, „" 1 to, Oilce, No. 112, Strand ; where Aare' tif,ett:"'' Letters, (post-paid) must be addressed. I `A i t "! !!t1 ~,, ~1 ) 4 , '+ ~j `'~ ~